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Level 6 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Logistical Problem Solving and Risk Mitigation

LSC603 · International Logistics Management — Week 7 of 16

CourseLSC603
Week7 of 16
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This week’s topics

Logistical Problem Solving and Risk Mitigation

  1. Root cause analysis and fishbone diagrams
  2. International bottleneck identification
  3. Cold chain break remediation
  4. Multimodal disruption management
  5. FBPM-6.4.: Fundamentals of Business Process Management (BPM) - Root Cause Analysis
  6. Supply Chain Risk in the Real World

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Analyse the tools and techniques in international logistics applied when solving logistical problems.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the tools and techniques in international logistics applied when solving logistical problems.

Study materials

Videos

  • FBPM-6.4.: Fundamentals of Business Process Management (BPM) - Root Cause Analysis · YouTube · Jan Mendling · 10 min · for registered students
  • Supply Chain Risk in the Real World · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 51 min · for registered students
  • Supply Chain Risk Management in 2024 · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 51 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 9: Risks and Challenges · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 145–159 · for registered students
  • UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2025 · PDF · Un, report; 173 pages · for registered students
  • MIT OpenCourseWare 15.760B Introduction to Operations Management (Spring 2004) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Role of International Logistics
  • Week 2: Stakeholder Management in Global Logistics
  • Week 3: International Logistics Strategies
  • Week 4: Comparative Analysis of Global Logistics Strategies
  • Week 5: Core Logistics Management Tools and Techniques
  • Week 6: Digital Tools and Technology in International Logistics
  • Week 7: Logistical Problem Solving and Risk Mitigation
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Logistics Network Planning and Facility Design
  • Week 10: Logistics Planning Approaches and Frameworks
  • Week 11: Advanced Planning Applications in International Logistics
  • Week 12: Applying International Logistics Management in practice: ca…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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